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ICT4D Week 2018

Friday, December 22, 2017

Internet TV provider, NBCU enter content deal

Leading
Internet Television (TV) service provider for emerging markets, IFLIX has entered into major multi-year
content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal (NBCU) to add a huge selection of
the studio’s most popular and critically acclaimed titles to iflix’s extensive
library, reports ITRealms.

This deal, ITRealms
gathered, would offer iflix subscribers across sub-Saharan Africa unlimited
access to both stream and download an impressive collection of NBCU content,
including the Academy Award®-winning Gladiator, the hit drama series Suits, spine-tingling classic film Psycho and the iflix
exclusive series Midnight Texas.

Head of content for Africa and MENA, Evert van der Veer said
that NBCU is one of the world’s most pre-eminent providers of award-winning
content. We are thrilled to offer many of their most acclaimed series and
movies to consumers across the sub-Sahara African region, reaffirming our
commitment to our members to offer the best and widest selection of
entertainment content available.”

With over 6.5 million members and over 10 billion minutes
streamed since launch, iflix has established itself as the clear market leader
in video streaming.

ITRealms reports that IFLIX is currently
available in 25 markets across Asia, MENA, and sub-Saharan Africa, iflix offers
consumers a vast library of top Hollywood, regional and local TV shows and
movies including many first run exclusives and award-winning programs, each
subscription allows users to access the service on up to five devices,
including phones, laptops, tablets, and television sets, for viewing wherever,
whenever.